WANA (Dec 10) – A foreign vessel involved in fuel smuggling was seized in the Persian Gulf by forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy’s Second Naval Zone.

 

According to the statement, naval units identified the vessel—flying the flag of Eswatini—through sustained surveillance and intelligence monitoring. The ship, carrying 350,000 liters of smuggled diesel originating from Iran, was intercepted with judicial authorization and transferred to the port of Bushehr.

 

Brigadier General Heydar Henryan Mojarrad, commander of the Second Naval Zone, confirmed that the seized fuel has been reclaimed under a judicial order and is currently being offloaded and delivered to the Bushehr Oil Products Distribution Company.

 

He added that 13 crew members aboard the vessel—nationals of India and another neighboring country—were detained.

 

The commander emphasized that maritime forces will continue their efforts to safeguard Iran’s territorial waters and combat organized fuel smuggling.